Attorneys defend expedited refunds

Aug. 13, 2012

Written by

Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News

The government of Guam may have ended an expedited refund program, but government attorneys argued there was nothing wrong with a process that gave some taxpayers their refunds early.

Assistant Attorney Generals Kenneth Orcutt and Deborah Covington have filed arguments in the District Court of Guam defending the expedited refunds process, which is under fire in a class action lawsuit over tax refunds.

The lawsuit originally focused on a large debt of unpaid refunds, but it has since evolved to focus on how expedited refunds allowed some taxpayers to get their money in a matter of weeks ...